Great Wood, Ashness Bridge and Castle Head

This walk starts at Great Wood National Trust Car Park. We will take the uphill route to the terrace path below Walla Crag leading us to the picturesque Ashness Bridge. This first section of the walk can be rugged with quite a few undulations on the terrace path.  From here we will descend to Derwent Water lake shore and follow the path to the Keswick Landing Stages. We will then pass through Cockshot Wood and visit Castle Head viewpoint. We return to Great Wood via Springs Wood.

The walk is classified as moderate because of the cumulative height but at a leisurely pace especially on the more strenuous sections.

Drinks at Ashness Bridge and lunch on Derwent Water shore.